A man is found dead near his home, a pitchfork through his neck. When DCI Guillermo Downes is called to the scene, he realizes he knows the victim. A decade earlier, Downes promised the families of two missing girls that he would find their daughters. Although cleared of any involvement, the dead man had been a suspect.

As the ripples from his death spread through the local community, Downes hopes he might make good on his promise. But as Downes pursues the case, he soon finds a darkness at the heart of this investigation more dreadful than he had ever imagined.